Combined gas saving and lubricating means



June 30, 1931. w P, A NEW 1,812,231

COMBINED GAS SAVING AND LUBRICATING MEANS Filed June 28, 1929 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE W'IILIAK P. AGNEW, O? m MCISCO, CALIFORNIA oonnmn GAB' SAVING um LUBBICA'IING MEANS Application June 38,

The present invention relates to improvements in a method of and device for admitting a lubricant and moisture into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, and has for its principal object to increase the efliciency and economy of the engine b saving fuel and to also extend the life of t e engine by proper lubrication.

More particularly it is roposed to use air as a carrier for the In ricant and the moisture and to cause the lubricant to be carried into the combustion chamber in the form of a very fine spray and without changin the lubricant mto a vapor.

It is urther pro osed in the resent invention to cause a ody of lubrlcant to be confined in one chamber with a body of water and to subject the liquids to the suction of the engine, which causes air to be drawn through the liquids into the engine, the air carrying alon with it an oleaginous moisture to the com ustion chamber.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will appear as the speclfication proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows the engine of a motor vehicle having my device connected thereto,

Figure 2 a vertical section through a vessel forming the principal part of my device,

Figure 3 a horizontal section taken along line 3-3 ofFigure 2, and

Figure 41 a vertical section through a valve formlng art of my invention.

While have shown only the preferred form of the invention, I wish to have it understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claim hereto attached without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In its preferred form, my invention comprises a vessel 1 preferably made of glass so as to be transparent, and adapted for fastening to any suitable part 2 of t e motor vehicle, and having a cover 3 fastenedover the slightly reduced neck 4 thereof, a suitable gasket 5, being interposed between the cap and the vessel for making the connec- 1989. Serial No. 874,408.

tion. water tight. This vessel may be filled through a removable ca 6 in the cover and to a suitable height wit water and a'lubri eating oil, the latter under the laws of gravitation forming a stratum 7 overlying the a; body 8 of water as long as the device is at rest.

p The cover is formedwith'a perforation 9- connected'with the atmosphere through a spring-operated ball valve indicated at 10 co and communicatin within the container with a tube 11 leadmg to within close prox- I imity of the bottom of the vessel and terminating at its bottom end in a disc 12 which serves to spread air drawn into the vessel through the tube from the outside.

There also extends into the upper space I of the vessel a nipple 13 threaded into the cover as shown at 14 and connected through a tube 15 with'a T shown at 16 communicat- '10 ing with the intake manifold 17 of. the internal combustion engine. The T has its upright end closed by a cap 18 containing-a spring-operated ball valve 19 which serves as an auxiliary air intake. 76

The operation of my invention is as follows: When-the engine. is in operation, a vacuum is created above the liquids within the vessel 1 and air is drawn through the valve 10 and the tube ll'into the body of so water in close proximity to the bottom of the vessel and thence through the water and the oil into the nipple 13 and through the tube 15 into the manifold 17 where it mixes with the charge coming from the carburetor. The air passing. through the two liquids causes the same' to be agitated and to mix thoroughly so as to become an emulsion in which the oil is carried by the water in minute particles. The air passing through the liquids carries along with it moisture from the water and small particles of oil held in suspension in said moisture so that it enters the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine in the form of oil I carrying or oleaginous va or, the vapor serving to improve the e ciency of the charge, and the oil servin to lubricate the bearmg parts of the com ustion chamber and prevent rust from the water vapor.

The air valve 10 at the top of the vessel 1 is automatic in action and is ad'ustable, and regulates the amount of the mixture found most effective in meeting-the yarying en- 5 gine speeds by synchronizing w1th them.

The auxiliary automatic a1r valve 19 is used as a part of the fixture to relieve the suction throu h the tube 15 at low engine throttle, at w 'ch time the suction in the manifold of the engine is greatest and the admixture is leastneeded.

It should be particularly noted that the oil coming from the same chamber with the water is not used as a fuel, and that neither the water nor the oil are reheated. While the water is, va orized, t e oil is not, and reaches the combustion chamber unchanged as a lubricant and not in the form of an oil va or. a

- claim:

A gas saver for internal combustion engines comprising a vessel adapted for sup- Egrting a stratum of lubricatin oil above a dy of water, a conduit exten in into the g5 vessel above the stratum of oil an connecting with the intake manifold of the engine a tube connecting with the atmosphere an extending into the body of water for allowin air to enter, and a disc at the end of the tu forcing the air to spread as it leaves the tube.

' WILLIAM P. AGNEW; 

